Guardians vs. Twins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 19, 2024

Jose Ramirez will look to extend his 10-game hitting streak when the Cleveland Guardians (87-65) take on the Minnesota Twins (80-71). The Guardians are listed as -113 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 1:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, live on BSN from Progressive Field. Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo and Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson have been named the starters for this contest.

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Guardians vs. Twins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-113)
• Underdog: Twins (-106)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Twins Betting Insights

• The Guardians have won in 62, or 65.3%, of the 95 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Cleveland has come away with a win 56 times in 85 chances when named as a favorite of at least -113 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 53.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Twins have won 38.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (18-29).
• Minnesota has a 16-27 record (winning only 37.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -106 or longer.
• The Twins have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.5% in this matchup.

Guardians vs. Twins Hitting Leaders

• Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 35 and runs batted in with 107.
• Among hitters in baseball, Ramirez is eighth in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .243 with an OBP of .320 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
• Carlos Santana paces the Twins in home runs (22) and runs batted in (65).
• Santana’s home run total ranks 45th in the big leagues, and he is 75th in RBI.
• Willi Castro’s .250 batting average paces his team.

Guardians vs. Twins Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.70 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.206 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Twins pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota’s 4.21 team ERA ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Twins combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.203).